Test & Evaluation Engineer (Flight Test Engineer)

Test & Evaluation Engineer (Flight Test Engineer)

Company:
The Boeing Company

Boeing Phantom Works is seeking a Test & Evaluation Engineer to support proprietary activities in Las Vegas, NV. The individual selected for this position will serve as a Flight Test Engineer on a test team charged with integrating, testing, and evaluating state-of-the-art technologies. Primary responsibilities include test article preparation, configuration control, maintenance and inspections, test article modifications, test planning and execution support, real-time control room support, and test reporting associated with test programs for critical customer-directed technology maturation.

Note: Primarily 1st shift. However, off-shift work and time away from home will be required on a regular basis.

Position Responsibilities:

- Primary interface between maintenance and engineering personnel
- Formulate and communicate daily plans to ensure coordinated actions among test team personnel
- Coordinate and monitor preparation of test article configuration and instrumentation requirements required to perform tests
- Authorize maintenance, inspection, and modification work performed on test article and ensure it is appropriately tracked and documented
- Track and manage hardware and software configuration of test article
- Conduct periodic test article inventory and maintain weight and balance with updated mass properties data
- Brief maintenance, inspection, and configuration status of test article prior to test events
- Develop detailed test plans and conduct ground test events
- Coordinate requirements for special test equipment and support equipment
- Implement and enforce safety protocols during test procedures
- Assist test conductors during real-time test execution in control room environment
- Prepare and publish test reports

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience):

- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
- 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
- Experience in military aircraft test operations, flight test engineering operations and/or lab test engineering operations

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills & Experience):

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to effectively interface with personnel from engineering, manufacturing, and operations disciplines
- Ability to effectively partner with coworkers as well as personnel from government and industry
- Self-starter with ability to implement general guidance and work independently
- Prior experience in the aerospace industry, ideally in a flight test environment
- Experience working in a shop, hangar, and/or ramp environment
- Capable of working in environments with ambiguous requirements, unique operational challenges, and limited oversight
- Ability to interpret schematics, diagrams, and other technical documentation for application to test planning and troubleshooting
- General knowledge of typical aircraft subsystems including avionics and mission systems
- Experience preparing procedures for system checkouts and overseeing execution
- Familiarity with aircraft maintenance and modification processes
- Experience with Boeing tactical aircraft test and evaluation processes and procedures
- Strong MS Office application skills (primarily MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access)

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Relocation: This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Shift: This position is for 1st shift.

Pay& Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

Boeing offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous Paid Time Off (PTO), flexible work environment, paid parental leave, 401k matching, extremely generous tuition assistance for earning advanced degrees, and paid medical leave programs.

Boeing 401(k) helps you save for your future, with contributions from Boeing that can help you grow your retirement savings. Our best-in-class retirement benefit features:

- Best in class 401(k) plan: we'll match your contributions dollar for dollar, up to 10% of eligible pay with Immediate 100% vesting
- Student Loan Match: The Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible enrolled U.S. employees to have their qualified student loan debt payments counted, along with any match-eligible contributions they make, for purposes of determining the Company Match to employees' Boeing 401(k) accounts.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only.  Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Level 2: $90,950-$123,050

Language Requirements:
English

Education:
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

Safety Sensitive:
This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:
This position requires an active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). (A U.S. Security Clearance that has been active in the past 24 months is considered active)

Visa Sponsorship:
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program
This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)

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